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A barge that hauls containers up the James River from Hampton Roads to Richmond twice a week, is adding a third day of service, according to transportation officials. With the addition of Saturday service, a top Virginia Port Authority news release predicted James River Barge Lines would double the service's cargo volume, "Adding a third sailing along with an overall increase in customers that are considering the barge as a means of transporting their cargo sets it up for success going forward," said Rodney Oliver, VPA's interim executive director in the release. "The next step," he added, "is to get it to five days a week." The announcement of...

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A barge that hauls containers up the James River from Hampton Roads to Richmond twice a week, is adding a third day of service, according to transportation officials.With the addition of Saturday service, a top Virginia Port Authority news release...

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